Exclusive - Dyke: England CAN win the World Cup in 2022

Greg Dyke insists winning the World Cup in 2022 is a realistic target for England and is confident the Premier League will work in tandem with the Football Association to increase the pool of domestic talent.

During a wide-ranging keynote speech on Wednesday, the new FA chairman outlined his vision for the England team and made his bold claim that the Three Lions can rule the world within the next decade if more young English players are given opportunities.

And, speaking on talkSPORT on Thursday, Dyke said the FA is right to set the bar high.

“A target in ten years’ time is something that is achievable, if you look at the problem, analyse the causes of the problem and then do something about it," he told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast.

"To make a speech like that yesterday is easy, anyone can do that. The hard part is analysing what you find and then making it happen."

Dyke has announced the formation of a commission that will examine how the national side can change its long-term prospects.

A potential quota system for homegrown players and the possibility of enforcing a winter break will be two of the issues looked at it.

And Dyke believes the Premier League will help the FA to enforce change, even if it is to their detriment.

“The Premier League understands only too well that it is in everybody's benefit to have a successful England team," he said. "Their new chairman [Anthony Fry] has said has as much to me. It is in everybody's interests to have a successful England team.

"I have no doubt some of the possible remedies will be tough for the Premier League and you might not be able to implement them all, but I suspect some of the other proposals we come up with are viable.

"What I hope will come it out of it is some positive proposals for what we can do about what has happened in English football so we can get a stronger England team.

"Other FAs appear to have acted in a much tougher way [in pushing through reform]. I think people know we have a problem. Hopefully we can do it without using the big stick."